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steved0x · 07-19-2018, 10:38 AM

My front cable broke on my 2000 S, so it is a cable that goes all the way into the cabin, instead of an electronic actuator that pulls the cable.

Woody sold me a new cable but I could never get it routed, so instead I bought some new cable from amazon and some swage tooling, and threaded the new cable through the existing plastic sleeving and did the repair that way.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013HEN6Q/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I might still have some, and some of the other parts like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038YY3LC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s05?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That I used.

Let me see if I still have them and I can send them to you. You would need some swages, like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038YY2NG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But whatever you do, don't get the stainless ones like me, they were waaaaay to hard to squeeze by hand.

Edit: I also still have the whole assembly I got from Woody, and although he had no trouble, I could not for the life of me figure out how to get the old one out and the new one in. His skills are superior... But it is good for a reference to see how it all goes together outside of the car.

07-19-2018, 10:38 AM	#2
steved0x Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: FL Posts: 4,143	My front cable broke on my 2000 S, so it is a cable that goes all the way into the cabin, instead of an electronic actuator that pulls the cable. Woody sold me a new cable but I could never get it routed, so instead I bought some new cable from amazon and some swage tooling, and threaded the new cable through the existing plastic sleeving and did the repair that way. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013HEN6Q/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I might still have some, and some of the other parts like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038YY3LC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s05?ie=UTF8&psc=1 That I used. Let me see if I still have them and I can send them to you. You would need some swages, like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038YY2NG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 But whatever you do, don't get the stainless ones like me, they were waaaaay to hard to squeeze by hand. Edit: I also still have the whole assembly I got from Woody, and although he had no trouble, I could not for the life of me figure out how to get the old one out and the new one in. His skills are superior... But it is good for a reference to see how it all goes together outside of the car.